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Indeed, on the schedule is the biggest political meeting of them all: the October 15 opening of the Communist Party National Conference. As far as China's political world is concerned, this event, which takes place once every five years, is like the World Series, Super Bowl and Olympics all...
28. Luxembourg does pretty badly at the Olympics.
Major world powers, however, are subject to major world campaigns. With China's growing clout and visibility has come an increased sense that it should adhere to the highest standards of international conduct. And activists have been able to use the Games as a way of holding China to account...
And there, in a nutshell, is perhaps the best view of China and the Olympics. The Games have brought China's behavior into the global range of vision, encouraging people the world over, including many in China, to think of the new giant in a new way. Has such scrutiny...
And while the 2008 Olympics is a lot to take on for the moment, Kolbe isn’t planning to stop there.